When officers arrived, her husband was on the phone with the "kidnapper," and handed the phone to police. At that point, the caller, who said his name was Robert, refused to talk to police.

Police contacted the man's brother in Florida, who confirmed he was not in any danger. While police were able to stop the man from wiring the additional $640, the other two transactions, one for $1,096 and the other for $358, had already been picked up in Puerto Rico.